After his medical training in China and graduate education at University of Iowa, Dr. Jin completed residency in cardiovascular medicine and postdoctoral research fellowships at University of Texas at Austin and University of Alberta, Canada. He was Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at University of Calgary, Canada, Associate Professor of Physiology and Biophysics with Tenure at Case Western Reserve University, Section Chief of Molecular Cardiology at ENH Research Institute and Professor of Medicine with Tenure at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, and William D. Traitel Endowed Professor with tenure and Chairman of the Department of Physiology at Wayne State University. Dr. Joined the Department of Physiology and Biophysics at UIC as a tenured professor in December 2020.

Dr. Jin is a leading researcher in the field of muscle contractility and cell motility. Dr. Jin has published 190+ research papers and 30+ review articles in international journals and is currently Editor-in-Chief for the journal Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. He has served on various journal and grant review panels and lectured at numerous national and international venues. Dr. Jin’s current research interest is in gene regulation, structure-function relationship and pathophysiological adaptations of contractile and cytoskeleton proteins.

Originated from his scientific research, some of Dr. Jin’s discoveries have led to translational applications in the diagnosis of myocardial infarction, the treatment of heart failure, and the treatment of cancer metastasis as described in 6 issued and 3 pending US patents, of which he is the inventor.